MovingForward – Hardcastle Solutions

MovingForward

June 9, 2018

How Did It happen?!

justaju256 Accomplish, Encouragement, Joy, MovingForward 0

Tonight I have been joyfully writing a paper and its now at the halfway mark. It is time to rest and sleep for the night. Tomorrow is an exciting day filled with graduations and graduation parties for my students. I may even get to go swimming at one of the parties–we will see! Afterward, its back to writing.

I do not know if I will be able to finish by tomorrow evening but I will strive to. If not, I will have to rush home between services Sunday to complete the assignment. These things in the past would stress me out and have me worked up, but no longer. The process of schooling is rapidly coming close to an end with approximately one year and a dissertation remaining. I do not want to say the process has become easier but I will say I have grown throught the process.

There were many nights in years past that I would sta up working on assignments of studing until 4, 5, or even 6 a.m. Now, I am able to be more productive with my days than I used to be. It is unbelievable what I can accomplish in any given day. I do not know when the growth occurred but I must say EPIC Bible College and Regent University have done an exceptional job in preparing me for the next level of leadership. I do not claim to have it all together, nor to be ready for what is next but I do know I am more prepred than I would have been without these two fine schooling establishments.

Philippians 4:13 is an encouraging proclaimation that I have found to be true in my life.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Maybe you are reading this latest article and you are trying to accomplish new things in your life, complete a project or even aim for that promotion. Whatever you are facing right now understand this based on my experience: you can accomplish much more than you give yourself credit for. Whatever it is be faithful in the little things and watch how they grow and become fruitful in your life. One day you will look back and think to yourself, “How did I get here?”. While you are moving forward aim to have, as one person said it, “an attitude of grattitude.”

Remain joyful in all things and see what you can accomplish as you diligently move forward.

May 13, 2018

My Big Problem; God’s Small Problem

justaju256 MovingForward, NotMadeForMediocrity 4

I have been having vocal issues since I was sick in November. There have been days I have had a voice and others where it is non-existent. They originally thought it was my tonsils because my tonsils were having a lot of issues at the time, then they thought it was a swollen larynx. Neither of these the cause of the issue.

On Thursday I went to a specialist who utilized some rare equipment and other tactics to analyze the situation. During one of the procedures, a very large polyp was discovered on my one side of my vocal chords. This polyp covers a very large portion of the right vocal fold. They believe it is possible that the polyp was caused by excessive coughing when I was sick on November but may have to do surgery and perform a biopsy on it to ensure it is not anything more serious.

To attempt to avoid surgery I am on complete vocal rest for a MINIMUM of three to four weeks at which time they will evaluate and see if there had been any change in the size of the polyp. I have been carrying around a speaker and using a type-to-speech app on my phone to communicate when necessary. In the next couple days they still may decide to schedule a surgery but who knows at this point. Right now I am doing my best to not speak to anyone and not to sing. The latter is the most difficult.

I am asking for prayer because God is the healer. It is God who brings the hope and the joy through all circumstances. I have joy through this trial because I know God is with me and He will enable me to go through this with a supernatural strength. There is nothing I cannot do without God. I may not know the outcome but He does! God is my source and strength. I am not writing this to convince myself because I am convinced to my core because God has proven Himself to me time and time again, but I am writing this to convince all of you!

Please let me know that you are praying by commenting or responding in some way.

Blessings,